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University of Texas, Tyler
NURS 5352 Advanced health assessment test 1 with complete solution
Give a brief, undetailed answer.
Ask the patient why she needs to know.
Ignore the patient’s comment and continue with the interview.
Ask a direct question that re-focuses the patient on the chief complaint.
Ignoring the patient’s comment and continuing with the interview would only cause friction in the developing clinician/patient relationship. Clinicians should strive to build a friendly and professional relationship.
Giving a brief, undetailed answer is generally the most effective way to show the patient that you are listening, while still providing only minimal information and proceeding with the interview at hand. This is the correct answer.
Asking a direct question that re-focuses the patient on the chief complaint would come across as ignoring the patient's question. This would not be correct.
Asking the patient why she needs to know would only cause friction in the conversation and eventually prolong the interview, which is not what the goal should be.
See Rhoads & Petersen, chapter 1.
Question 43
2 / 2 pts
Fluorescing lesions are best distinguished by using a(n):
Wood's light magnifying glass
